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{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bryang Kayo
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Bryang William Kayo<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FU17WC/2019/pdf/FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf |title=FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA |publisher=FIFA |page=24 |date=31 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227222540/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FU17WC/2019/pdf/FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|7|27|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Montgomery Village, Maryland]], U.S.
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[VfL Osnabrück]]
| clubnumber = 48
| youthyears1 = 2017–2019
| youthclubs1 = [[D.C. United]]
| youthyears2 = 2020
| youthclubs2 = [[VfL Wolfsburg]]
| years1 = 2019
| clubs1 = [[Loudoun United FC|Loudoun United]]
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019
| clubs2 = [[Orange County SC]]
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020–2023
| clubs3 = [[VfL Wolfsburg II]]
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2021–2022
| clubs4 = → [[FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin|Viktoria Berlin]] (loan)
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2022–2023
| clubs5 = → [[1. FC Nürnberg II]] (loan)
| caps5 = 36
| goals5 = 8
| years6 = 2022
| clubs6 = → [[1. FC Nürnberg]] (loan)
| caps6 = 2
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2023–
| clubs7 = [[FC Ingolstadt 04|FC Ingolstadt]]
| caps7 = 24
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2024–
| clubs8 = → [[VfL Osnabrück]] (loan)
| caps8 = 3
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national under-17 soccer team|United States U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update = October 7, 2024
| nationalteam-update =
}}
'''Bryang William Kayo''' (born July 27, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a [[midfielder]] for German {{German football updater|Osnabrück}} club [[VfL Osnabrück]] on loan from [[FC Ingolstadt 04|FC Ingolstadt]].<ref name=":2"/>
== Early years ==
Kayo is originally from Maryland, and is of Cameroonian descent. He played youth soccer for Bethesda SC U-14s.
==Professional==
===USL Championship===
Kayo joined [[D.C. United]]'s academy system.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Communications|first=Orange County SC|date=2019-09-19|title=ORANGE COUNTY SC SIGNS U.S. U17 INTERNATIONAL BRYANG KAYO|url=https://www.orangecountysoccer.com/news_article/show/1050259-orange-county-sc-signs-u-s-u17-international-bryang-kayo|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Orange County Soccer Club|language=en-us}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Kayo made three appearances for [[Loudoun United FC|Loudoun United]], the reserve team of [[D.C. United]] before leaving the club.<ref name=":1" />  On September 9, 2019, Kayo signed with the senior team of fellow [[USL Championship]] side [[Orange County SC]].<ref name=":1" /> Kayo made the bench five times for [[Orange County SC]] during the 2019 season, however, he never made his senior team debut.<ref>{{Cite web|title=USA - B. Kayo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/bryang-kayo/511012/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=us.soccerway.com}}</ref>
=== VfL Wolfsburg ===
On July 13, 2020, it was announced that Kayo, along with fellow United States youth national teamer [[Kobe Hernandez-Foster]], signed with [[VfL Wolfsburg]] of the [[German Bundesliga]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=USA teenagers Bryang Kayo and Kobe Hernandez-Foster join Wolfsburg|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bryang-kayo-kobe-hernandez-foster-join-wolfsburg-usa-usmnt-12031|access-date=2020-07-13|website=bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website|language=en}}</ref> It was announced that Kayo would begin playing with the team's reserve side, [[VfL Wolfsburg II]].<ref name=":2" />
====Loan to Viktoria Berlin====
On July 30, 2021, Kayo was loaned to newly promoted [[3. Liga]] side [[Viktoria Berlin]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://americansoccernow.com/articles/epb-nears-move-pefok-amp-reyna-impress-other-americans-progress-in-preseason|title= Americans Abroad Analysis|publisher= American Soccer Now}}</ref>
====Loan to Nürnberg II====
On January 31, 2022, Kayo moved on loan to [[1. FC Nürnberg II]].<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=[[1. FC Nürnberg]]|url=https://www.fcn.de/news/artikel/neuer-fuer-die-u21-kayo-kommt-von-den-woelfen/|title=Neuer für die U21: Kayo kommt von den Wölfen|date=January 31, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022|language=}}</ref>
===FC Ingolstadt===
On June 26, 2023, Kayo departed Wolfsburg<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en/newsdetails/news-detail/detail/news/vfl-wolfsburg-release-kayo|title=VFL Wolfsburg release Kayo|website=www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en|language=English|date=26 June 2023|accessdate=27 June 2023}}</ref> and subsequently joined [[FC Ingolstadt 04|FC Ingolstadt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcingolstadt.de/schanzer-sichern-sich-die-dienste-von-bryang-kayo/|title=TALENT MIT HOHER PHYSIS: SCHANZER SICHERN SICH DIE DIENSTE VON BRYANG KAYO|trans-title=TALENT WITH GREAT PHYSIQUE: SCHANZER SECURE THE SERVICES OF BRYANG KAYO|language=German|website=www.fcingolstadt.de|date=26 June 2023|accessdate=27 June 2023}}</ref> On August 13, 2024, Kayo joined [[VfL Osnabrück]] on loan with an option to buy.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=VfL Osnabrück|url=https://www.vfl.de/welcome-bryang/|title=Bryang Kayo kommt aus Ingolstadt|trans-title=Bryang Kayo comes from Ingolstadt|date=August 13, 2024|access-date=August 13, 2024|language=de}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{{updated|October 12, 2020}}<ref>{{Soccerway|bryang-kayo/511012}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Loudoun United FC|Loudoun United]]
|[[2019 USL Championship season|2019]]
|[[USL Championship]]
|3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||3||0
|-
|[[Orange County SC]]
|[[2019 USL Championship season|2019]]
|USL Championship
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0
|-
|[[VfL Wolfsburg II]]
|[[2020–21 Regionalliga|2020–21]]
|[[Regionalliga Nord]]
|8||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||8||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!11!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!11!!1
|}
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==References==
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{{VfL Osnabrück squad}}
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[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Montgomery Village, Maryland]]
[[Category:American people of Cameroonian descent]]
[[Category:Soccer players from Montgomery County, Maryland]]
[[Category:American men's soccer players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:United States men's youth international soccer players]]
[[Category:USL Championship players]]
[[Category:Regionalliga players]]
[[Category:3. Liga players]]
[[Category:2. Bundesliga players]]
[[Category:Loudoun United FC players]]
[[Category:Orange County SC players]]
[[Category:VfL Wolfsburg II players]]
[[Category:FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin players]]
[[Category:1. FC Nürnberg II players]]
[[Category:1. FC Nürnberg players]]
[[Category:FC Ingolstadt 04 players]]
[[Category:VfL Osnabrück players]]
[[Category:American expatriate men's soccer players]]
[[Category:American expatriate men's soccer players in Germany]]
[[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]]
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